Forever (Alesso album)

Forever
Studio album by Alesso
Released 22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)
Recorded 2012-2015
Genre
Length 49:31 (standard edition)
62:57 (deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
Singles from Forever
  1. "If I Lose Myself"
    Released: 30 March 2013
  2. "Under Control"
    Released: 7 October 2013
  3. "Tear the Roof Up"
    Released: 30 July 2014[1]
  4. "Heroes (We Could Be)"
    Released: 23 August 2014[2]
  5. "Cool"
    Released: 17 February 2015[3]
  6. "Sweet Escape"
    Released: 15 May 2015

Forever (stylised as FOREVER) is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ and producer Alesso. It was released on 22 May 2015 through Def Jam Recordings.[4] Alesso has said of the album, "It's been an indescribable journey to get this album together. I'm so proud of it, it's very personal to me, it's a dream to me that this has come together and I do what I love every single day. I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and all the memories and emotions that went into every song. Thank you to everyone who helped me on this incredible journey and this is just the beginning."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Alesso alone, except "Under Control" which is produced by Calvin Harris and Alesso.

Forever – Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Profondo"  
 2:19
2. "PAYDAY"  
  • Lindblad
 3:17
3. "Heroes (We Could Be)" (featuring Tove Lo)
 3:31
4. "Tear the Roof Up"  
 3:16
5. "Cool" (featuring Roy English)
 3:42
6. "Scars" (featuring Ryan Tedder)
 3:18
7. "Sweet Escape" (featuring Sirena)
  • Lindblad
  • Elsa Carmona Oljelund
  • Linus Wiklund
 3:52
8. "Destinations"  
  • Lindblad
 5:29
9. "If It Wasn't for You"  
  • Lindblad
  • Simon Strömstedt
 3:52
10. "In My Blood"  
 3:04
11. "Under Control" (with Calvin Harris featuring Hurts)
 3:05
12. "All This Love" (featuring Noonie Bao)
  • Lindblad
  • Wiklund
  • Noonie Bao
  • Måns Wredenberg
 4:11
13. "If I Lose Myself" (Alesso vs. OneRepublic)
 3:35
14. "Immortale"  
  • Lindblad
 3:11
Notes

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Boston Globe(unfavorable)[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
PopMatters(3/10)[13]

Forever received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews.

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 41
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 78
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 18
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 54
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 95
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 32
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 33
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 65
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 24
US Billboard 200[29] 30
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[30] 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[31] 8

References

  1. ↑ "Alesso — Tear The Roof Up [Refune Music] :: Beatport". Pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Tear The Roof Up | Alesso – Télécharger et écouter l'album". Qobuz.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Cool | Alesso – Télécharger et écouter l'album". Qobuz.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Forever by Alesso". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20150712000040/http://www.universalmusic.ca:80/press-releases/alesso-debut-album-forever-out-may-26/. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Forever (Deluxe) by Alesso". Amazon. Retrieved Aug 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Forever (Deluxe) by Alesso". iTunes Store. Retrieved Aug 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Forever (Deluxe) by Alesso". iTunes Store. Retrieved Aug 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Forever reviews". Metacritic. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. ↑ David Jeffries. "Forever - Alesso".
  11. ↑ Maura Johnston. "Album Review:Alesso, 'FOREVER'".
  12. ↑ Chuck Arnold. "Album Review:Alesso, 'FOREVER'".
  13. ↑ "Alesso - FOREVER".
  14. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Alesso – Forever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alesso – Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alesso – Forever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Alesso – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Alesso. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alesso – Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 22, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Alesso – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Top of the Shops - アルバムの公式リストは、日本で数週間を販売しました" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alesso – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Alesso – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Alesso – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alesso – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Alesso | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Alesso – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Alesso. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Alesso – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Alesso. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Alesso – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Alesso. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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